In an exciting match for the 35th date of Serie A, Cagliari managed to hold a draw against Lecce, with a final score of 1-1, thus remaining in the fight not to be relegated to Serie B. The presence of Colombian defender Yerry Mina was decisive in this matchby scoring the goal that at times put his team ahead.
The equality against Lecce leaves the team led by Claudio Ranieri in a compromised position in the tablefighting for every point to ensure their permanence in the first division of Italian football, where Inter Milan was recently crowned champion.
For this commitment Ranieri He maintained his stable game scheme, continuing with Mina as the team’s starter and his confidence once again bore fruit, with the tricolor scoring his second official goal in Italian football.
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Mina’s goal came from a collective effort, started from a corner kick and culminated by the Colombian defender who, with a timely touch, managed to beat goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone. However, Lecce found a way to respond and level the score through Nikola Krstović, who took advantage of a collective play to make the final 1-1.
This season Yerry Mina has been a key player for Cagliari, accumulating important minutes and contributing not only in defense but also in attack, as he demonstrated in the recent match. The situation at the bottom of the table keeps several teams, including Cagliari, in a constant effort to secure their place in the elite of Italian football for the following season.
To achieve permanence in the first division, the one born in Guachené is one of the main standard-bearers, even wearing the captain’s ribbon in some games, thus demonstrating his leadership capacity.
With three games left in the league, Cagliari is partially in 15th place in the table, free from the siege of relegation; nevertheless, They must win at least two of these remaining games to rest 100% in the first division.
So far in the current European campaign, the 29-year-old defender has returned to enjoying football as he did in the early stages of his career. Without major physical discomfort, Mina has played more than 1,100 minutes this season, playing in a total of 18 games, scoring two goals and signing one assist.
Such has been Mina’s excellent performance with the Italian team that she is about to double the number of minutes she added last season with Everton, (where she only managed to play 686) in which she was absent for much of the time due to injury.
The Colombian has seen the light of day again with Cagliari, even scoring against the heavyweights of Italian football. A couple of weeks ago, Mina was responsible for one of the goals for the 2-2 draw against Juventus.
In that clash, Yerry Mina asked for the ball, placed it in the penalty spot, shot towards the right post, the goalkeeper flew to the other side and scored the second goal.celebrating with his teammates and giving Cagliari the peace of mind, at that moment, of taking advantage of one of the big clubs in Italy.
This good sporting moment not only represents tranquility for the last matches that the Italian club has to face, but also for the national coach Néstor Lorenzo, who has a weighty task in forming the list of those summoned to play the Copa América 2024 with the Tricolor team and hopes to have the presence of the center back.
